Dolph Lundgren: ‘I have one scar per picture’
If you grew up on ’80s and ’90s action movies, you’re probably familiar with Dolph Lundgren. He played the towering Soviet boxer Ivan Drago...
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Remembering Patrick Stewart
Last week, the world said goodbye to Sir Patrick Stewart — the British stage and screen actor best known for playing Captain Jean-Luc Picard...
Marina Abramović on aging, erotic rituals and the power of presence
For more than 50 years, Marina Abramović has used her own body to push the boundaries of performance art. Now, as she approaches her 80th bi...
At 50, Damhnait Doyle is finally leaning into the weird
Damhnait Doyle thought her days of making music were behind her. But after facing some personal hardships, an urge to reconnect with her aut...
Holland Taylor on wigs, ADHD and the craft of acting
Holland Taylor (Legally Blonde, Two and a Half Men) has had incredible success acting in hit movies and TV shows — but her transition to the...
Why John Wilson made a documentary about concrete
Documentary filmmaker John Wilson has a very particular way of seeing the world. For his acclaimed HBO series How To With John Wilson, he wa...
In his father’s blazer, Adam Cohen carries the torch
Ten years after Leonard Cohen’s death, his songs are as alive as ever. In a special remote interview at Hotel2Tango in Montreal — the studio...
How Roch Voisine outlasted 'Rochmania'
In 1989, a young singer from New Brunswick sparked an international frenzy across Quebec and Europe known as "Rochmania." That singer was Ro...
Tara Gereaux on the hidden cost of passing as white
Saskatchewan’s Tara Gereaux is the author of the novel Wild People Quiet, which was recently shortlisted for the Giller Prize — Canada's mos...
How a 1972 Toronto musical changed comedy forever
For more than five decades, Jayne Eastwood has been one of the most recognizable and beloved faces in Canadian comedy, film and television —...
For Luke Kirby, the big leagues were always in Canada
Since winning an Emmy for his role as Lenny Bruce on the hit series The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, Canadian actor Luke Kirby hasn’t slowed down....
Bernie Taupin: ‘I bluffed my way in the back door’
For decades, lyricist Bernie Taupin has partnered with Elton John to write some of popular music’s most iconic hits, including Tiny Dancer,...
The pressure of making The Tragically Hip musical
How do you take the songs of one of Canada’s most beloved bands and weave them into a story about exile, identity and starting over? Creator...
Diego Luna on the absence that shaped his career
Diego Luna (Rogue One, Y Tu Mamá También) has been acting since he was a child, starting out in Mexican cinema before taking on Hollywood bl...
Karine Vanasse on the real-world impact of the film Polytechnique
Long before she stepped into her role as the intimidating, impeccably dressed host of The Traitors Canada and Les Traîtres, Karine Vanasse c...
‘Death looks after itself and I would take care of life’
Tracey Emin is one of Britain’s most provocative artists. She’s known for turning sex, trauma and heartbreak into boundary-breaking art. But...
Emily Hampshire thinks we need to take having fun more seriously
As a kid in Montreal, Emily Hampshire (Schitt's Creek) was so self-conscious about performing that she’d only sing and dance inside her clos...
New music: So Faint
So Faint’s Hannah Georgas and Lyn Heinemann have known each other for nearly two decades, but they only recently became creative collaborato...
Sebastian Stan on Fjord, fatherhood and his Romanian roots
From Tommy Lee to Donald Trump to the Winter Soldier, Sebastian Stan isn’t afraid of disappearing into a role. In his new film, Fjord, he pl...
Why modern dance is the wildest thing you can do with an evening
Alyssa Martin is an award-winning Canadian choreographer known for blending modern dance with humour, surrealism and absurdity. Her new full...